21 new COVID cases in McLean County; 2 more hospitalized

Posted on October 1, 2020
There have been 23 COVID-related deaths in the county. (WJBC file photo)

 

By Neil Doyle

BLOOMINGTON – Two more McLean County residents are in the hospital due to COVID-19 as local health officials Thursday announced 21 new cases.

51 additional people have recovered from the virus. (Graphic courtesy McLean County Health Department)

There are 11 people currently hospitalized, three in intensive care, and 144 are isolating at home, according to McLean County Health Department Administrator Jessica McKnight.

51 additional people have been released from isolation, now 3,144 have recovered. The county’s rolling positivity rate inched up to 2.7%, still below the statewide rate of 3.6%.

There have been 23 COVID-related deaths in the county.

Neil Doyle can be reached at [email protected]

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